The main difference between painting and photography is that the painters needs to work hard to put things into their images, whereas photographers have to work hard to take things out of their images. This is probably the most important and fundamental skill you can develop as a photographer.

It was a dumb idea. Motorcycles are dangerous, and the traffic in India is just as scary as you think it would be. It definitely isn't a sensible place for teaching yourself how to ride, but everything worked out just wonderfully. But was it worth it?

There's nothing wrong with autofocus lenses, but I don't own any. I used to have a few, but at a certain point I just stopped using them altogether, eventually sold them, and bought more rangefinder lenses. I'm not against autofocus or any other fancy technology — I spend most of my time in shutter priority, and I rely heavily on modern sensors with copious dynamic range to save poorly exposed images. But I just like to manual focus. It's fun in the same way that shooting a gun is fun, or free-throws, darts, billiards, curling, horseshoes, lawn darts, or and any other aim game that takes a little coordination and finesse. It is a challenge and a skill that requires regular practice, and so I end up taking more pictures because I enjoy the process of getting better at it. That's good enough a reason as far as I'm concerned, but after spending the past two years shooting exclusively with rangefinder lenses adapted to Sony mirrorless cameras, I've realized that there are also a number of practical reasons to go through the trouble.

A unique look into Jerusalem's history using street photography and historical images. Pictures that are over a century old are easily replicated in the modern day, revealing how the city both does and does not change.

Each year, thousands of tourists gather on the slopes of a nondescript mountain in the West Bank to observe the ritual slaughter of dozens of purified lambs. Each year, hundreds of Samaritans have a family reunion.

Children probably shouldn’t smoke cigarettes. For the most part, we all agree on this point, and for the most part, we all feel the same way about binge drinking. But there is an exception to this rule.